"Butler's factual, no-nonsense tone is surprisingly comforting, as are her stories of how ordinary folks confronted difficult medical decisions... Her thoughtful book belongs on the same shelf as Atul Gawande's best-selling Being Mortal and Barbara Ehrenreich's Natural Causes." -The Washington Post
Butler, KatyKaty Butler's articles have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Best American Science Writing, and The Best American Essays. A finalist for a National Magazine Award, she lives in Northern California. She is the author of Knocking on Heaven's Door and The Art of Dying Well.